A balcony (from Italian: balcone, "scaffold"[a]) is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor.
The traditional Maltese balcony is a wooden closed balcony projecting from a wall.
By contrast, a Juliet balcony does not protrude out of the building. It is usually part of an upper floor, with a balustrade only at the front, like a small loggia. A modern Juliet balcony often involves a metal barrier placed in front of a high window that can be opened. In the UK, the technical name for one of these was officially changed in August 2020 to a Juliet guarding.
Juliet balconies are named after William Shakespeare's Juliet, who, in traditional stagings of the play Romeo and Juliet, is courted by Romeo while she is on her balcony—though the play itself, as written, makes no mention of a balcony, but only of a window at which Juliet appears. Various types of balcony have been used in depicting this famous scene; however the 'balcony of Juliet' at Villa Capuleti in Verona is not a 'Juliet balcony', as it does indeed protrude from the wall of the villa (see photograph below).
Functions
A unit with a regular balcony will have doors that open onto a small patio with railings, a small patio garden or skyrise greenery. A French balcony is a false balcony, with doors that open to a railing with a view of the courtyard or the surrounding scenery below.
Sometimes balconies are adapted for ceremonial purposes, e.g. that of St. Peter's Basilica at Rome, when the newly elected pope gives his blessing urbi et orbi after the conclave. Inside churches, balconies are sometimes provided for the singers, and in banqueting halls and the like for the musicians.
In theatres, the balcony was formerly a stage-box, but the name is now usually confined to the part of the auditorium above the dress circle and below the gallery.
Balconies are part of the sculptural shape of the building allowing for irregular facades without the cost of irregular internal structures.[2]
In addition to functioning as an outdoor space for a dwelling unit, balconies can also play a secondary role in building sustainability and indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Balconies have been shown to provide an overhang effect that helps prevent interior overheating by reducing solar gain, and may also have benefits in terms of blocking noise and improving natural ventilation within units.[3]
Materials
Balconies can be made out of various materials, however the most popular used to be stone. With the rise of technology and the modern age, balconies are now able to be built out of other materials, including glass and stainless steel to provide a durable and modern look to a building.[4]
Notable balconies
One of the most famous uses of a balcony is in traditional stagings of the scene that has come to be known as the "balcony scene" in Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet (though the scene makes no mention of a balcony, only of a window at which Juliet appears).
Members of the British Royal Family on the East Front Balcony at Buckingham Palace, 2013
Balcony names
Manufacturers' names for their balcony railing designs often refer to the origin of the design, e.g. Italian balcony, Spanish balcony, Mexican balcony, Ecuadorian balcony. They also refer to the shape and form of the pickets used for the balcony railings, e.g. knuckle balcony. Within the construction industry it is normal for balconies to be named descriptively. For example, slide-on cassette balconies referring to the modern method used to install aluminium balconies or cast-insitu balconies relating to concrete balconies poured on a construction site.
^Lorinc, John (16 August 2017). "The rise of the balcony". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
^Ribeiro, Catarina; Ramos, Nuno M. M.; Flores-Colen, Inês (2020-08-11). "A Review of Balcony Impacts on the Indoor Environmental Quality of Dwellings". Sustainability. 12 (16): 6453. doi:10.3390/su12166453.
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For other uses see Balcony disambiguation A balcony from Italian balcone scaffold a is a platform projecting from the wall of a building supported by columns or console brackets and enclosed with a balustrade usually above the ground floor Various styles of balconies Contents 1 Types 2 Functions 3 Materials 4 Notable balconies 5 Balcony names 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksTypes EditThe traditional Maltese balcony is a wooden closed balcony projecting from a wall By contrast a Juliet balcony does not protrude out of the building It is usually part of an upper floor with a balustrade only at the front like a small loggia A modern Juliet balcony often involves a metal barrier placed in front of a high window that can be opened In the UK the technical name for one of these was officially changed in August 2020 to a Juliet guarding Juliet balconies are named after William Shakespeare s Juliet who in traditional stagings of the play Romeo and Juliet is courted by Romeo while she is on her balcony though the play itself as written makes no mention of a balcony but only of a window at which Juliet appears Various types of balcony have been used in depicting this famous scene however the balcony of Juliet at Villa Capuleti in Verona is not a Juliet balcony as it does indeed protrude from the wall of the villa see photograph below Functions EditA unit with a regular balcony will have doors that open onto a small patio with railings a small patio garden or skyrise greenery A French balcony is a false balcony with doors that open to a railing with a view of the courtyard or the surrounding scenery below Sometimes balconies are adapted for ceremonial purposes e g that of St Peter s Basilica at Rome when the newly elected pope gives his blessing urbi et orbi after the conclave Inside churches balconies are sometimes provided for the singers and in banqueting halls and the like for the musicians In theatres the balcony was formerly a stage box but the name is now usually confined to the part of the auditorium above the dress circle and below the gallery Balconies are part of the sculptural shape of the building allowing for irregular facades without the cost of irregular internal structures 2 In addition to functioning as an outdoor space for a dwelling unit balconies can also play a secondary role in building sustainability and indoor environmental quality IEQ Balconies have been shown to provide an overhang effect that helps prevent interior overheating by reducing solar gain and may also have benefits in terms of blocking noise and improving natural ventilation within units 3 Materials EditBalconies can be made out of various materials however the most popular used to be stone With the rise of technology and the modern age balconies are now able to be built out of other materials including glass and stainless steel to provide a durable and modern look to a building 4 Notable balconies EditOne of the most famous uses of a balcony is in traditional stagings of the scene that has come to be known as the balcony scene in Shakespeare s tragedy Romeo and Juliet though the scene makes no mention of a balcony only of a window at which Juliet appears Edouard Manet Le balcon Ford Madox Brown the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet The balcony of Juliet at Villa Capuleti in Verona Palazzo Cusani in Milan Italy Members of the British Royal Family on the East Front Balcony at Buckingham Palace 2013Balcony names EditManufacturers names for their balcony railing designs often refer to the origin of the design e g Italian balcony Spanish balcony Mexican balcony Ecuadorian balcony They also refer to the shape and form of the pickets used for the balcony railings e g knuckle balcony Within the construction industry it is normal for balconies to be named descriptively For example slide on cassette balconies referring to the modern method used to install aluminium balconies or cast insitu balconies relating to concrete balconies poured on a construction site Gallery Edit Indian balcony of the Maheshwar Fort Maheshwar India Gothic balconies of the Palace of the Dukes of Lorraine Nancy France Renaissance balcony of the Church of Saint Pierre Caen France Baroque balcony design of the Hotel de Boullongne Paris Rococo balcony in the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum New York City Neoclassical balcony of building no 65 on Rue de Rivoli in Paris Egyptian Revival balcony in Saint Petersburg Russia Renaissance Revival balcony in Strasbourg France Rococo Revival balcony of building no 38 bis on Rue Fabert Paris Romanian Revival balcony of the Gheorghe Petrașcu House in the Roman Square Bucharest Romania National romantic balcony of the Finnish National Theatre Helsinki Finland Beaux Arts balcony of building no 8 on Avenue de l Opera Paris Art Nouveau balcony with a relief under it on the facade of the Hotel Brion from Strasbourg France Art Deco balcony in Haute Savoie France Postmodern coffee cup shaped balconies in Tokyo JapanSee also EditBalconing Deck Jharokha Mashrabiya Mezzanine Minstrel s gallery Porch VerandahNotes Edit cf Old High German balcho beam balketta probably cognate with Persian term بالكانه balkaneh or its older variant پالكانه palkaneh 1 References EditThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Balcony news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dehkhoda Persian Dictionary Lorinc John 16 August 2017 The rise of the balcony The Globe and Mail Retrieved 19 August 2017 Ribeiro Catarina Ramos Nuno M M Flores Colen Ines 2020 08 11 A Review of Balcony Impacts on the Indoor Environmental Quality of Dwellings Sustainability 12 16 6453 doi 10 3390 su12166453 Jade Balconies SMART Balustrades Retrieved 2022 12 01 External links Edit Look up balcony in Wiktionary the free dictionary Media related to Balconies at Wikimedia Commons Balcony Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed 1911 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balcony amp oldid 1149337080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
